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Easy One-Bowl Butter Cake with Chocolate Cream Frosting

November 24, 2015 26 Comments

How long does baking a cake take you from start to finish? 2 hours? 3 hours? Somewhere in between?

What if you could bake one in 40 mins, frost it, and serve it within an hour? That’s almost like magic, right?

One Bowl Butter Cake with Chocolate Cream Frosting

This is the third cake I tried from A Piece of Cake by Camilla Saulsbury and I must say it worked like a charm. I made it for dessert on a weeknight (as you can tell from the pics) when we had guests over and I made it alongside dinner. How many cakes can you say this about?

Other cake recipes from the book – One-bowl Orange Fruit Cake | One-bowl Chocolate Truffle Cake

Easy One-Bowl Butter Cake with Chocolate Cream Frosting

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Makes one 8″ cake
Serves 8 people
Source: A Piece of Cake by Camilla V Saulsbury

Ingredients:
1 ⅓ cups of plain flour
⅔ cup of sugar
2 tsp of baking powder
½ tsp of salt
1 egg
⅔ cup of milk
¼ cup of butter, softened to room temperature
1 tsp of vanilla extract

How I Made It:

1. 1. Preheat oven to 350F / 180C. Grease an 8” baking tray with butter and flour.

2. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt

One Bowl Butter Cake with Chocolate Cream Frosting

One Bowl Butter Cake with Chocolate Cream Frosting

3. Add egg, milk, butter and vanilla to the flour mixture.

One Bowl Butter Cake with Chocolate Cream Frosting

Using an electric mixture on medium-low speed, beat for one minute. Scrape down sides and beat for another minute

One Bowl Butter Cake with Chocolate Cream Frosting

4. Spread batter evenly in prepared pan.

One Bowl Butter Cake with Chocolate Cream Frosting

5. Bake for 25-30 mins until a toothpick inserted into the centre of the cake comes out with moist crumbs at the end. Cool on a rack.

One Bowl Butter Cake with Chocolate Cream Frosting

For the Chocolate Cream Frosting:
1. Beat one cup heavy cream until fluffy – about 1 min on high speed.

One Bowl Butter Cake with Chocolate Cream Frosting

2. Add 2 tbsp cocoa powder and 1 cup icing sugar (confectioner’s sugar) to this.

One Bowl Butter Cake with Chocolate Cream Frosting

3. Beat again for a minute on high speed until the frosting reaches spread-able consistency.

One Bowl Butter Cake with Chocolate Cream Frosting

4. Spread evenly on completely cooled cake. Since I didn’t add too much sugar, the frosting was not too stiff.

One Bowl Butter Cake with Chocolate Cream Frosting

Cut and serve!

One Bowl Butter Cake with Chocolate Cream Frosting

Notes:

– I used brown sugar because I didn’t have any white sugar in hand. Use white sugar for a fluffier, whiter cake
– The frosting ingredients and measurements are eye-balled. You can add more sugar (another cup) if you want it to be stiffer. You need to beat it for longer too
– Take care not to overbeat the mixture, otherwise the cake will not be soft

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  1. ashini

    January 5, 2016 at 7:30 pm

    Dear Nags,

    Sorry If I sound too silly. Im very very amateurish when it comes to cooking but quite ambitious to experiment and learn.
    I’ve tried your steamed egg-less chocolate cake and it turned out soo awesome. Just wondering if steaming this recipe works? how would that taste? does steaming cakes asks for a separate recipe by itself? You see I love the dense touch to the cakes.

    Reply
    • nags

      January 6, 2016 at 10:00 am

      Hello Ashini, you can definitely try to steam this recipe and see how it works. You don’t need specific recipes but the cakes out out nicer if the batter is not too watery while steaming. Please let me know how this goes if you try to steam it 🙂

      Reply
  2. Anonymous

    February 13, 2013 at 10:48 pm

    Can you suggest which hand mixer is good for mixing batters

    Reply
    • Nagalakshmi V

      February 14, 2013 at 12:11 am

      i use a philips 3-in-1 chopper, blender, beater set. it works really well.

      Reply
  3. Anonymous

    July 10, 2012 at 7:42 pm

    Just made this cake, absolutley fantastic and so easy especially for me as it is the first time I have ever made a cake!!

    Reply
  4. Anu Nandu

    June 30, 2012 at 7:15 pm

    Ooh…I already have plans for breakfast – so this can be lunch when I come, ok??

    Reply
  5. Tharisi

    June 18, 2012 at 9:12 pm

    The cake looks great!

    Reply
  6. Cynthia

    June 12, 2012 at 11:11 pm

    I want a larger slice please 🙂

    Reply
  7. Divya Kudua

    June 11, 2012 at 6:14 am

    I've been waiting for this recipe ever since I saw the pics.I love one-bowl cakes too.The recipe seems quite easy too!

    Reply
  8. Spice up the Curry

    June 8, 2012 at 9:32 pm

    this is awesome recipe. It won't last more than a day in my house.

    Reply
  9. Vishakha

    June 8, 2012 at 5:16 pm

    The cake has to be really simple for you to bake it on a weeknight dinner for guests 🙂
    I used to bake more often when I was in college. It's become a rare event now and since I haven't been baking that often, it's become a big deal in my head! Sort of a mental block?! I hope I'll gather the courage to bake again soon!

    Reply
  10. Spencer

    June 8, 2012 at 3:10 am

    Looks absolutely delicious! It wouldn't last more than 5 minutes if you served it to me though!

    Reply
  11. Shabitha Karthikeyan

    June 8, 2012 at 12:12 am

    Cute cake !! Best option for week night guests !!!

    Reply
  12. Anonymous

    June 7, 2012 at 6:19 pm

    I am trying this today!!! My kids will love it! Thanks for a great idea!

    Deepa

    Reply
  13. Priya

    June 7, 2012 at 12:41 pm

    Wow wat an irresistible cake.

    Reply
  14. Amritha

    June 7, 2012 at 9:57 am

    I like the name 'busy day cake'. Yum!

    Reply
  15. notyet100

    June 7, 2012 at 7:28 am

    Cake looks gorgeous,,,:)

    Reply
  16. emma melvin

    June 7, 2012 at 7:21 am

    what is that brown thing you have showed in the 1 picture? is it brown sugar?

    Reply
  17. Anonymous

    June 7, 2012 at 6:46 am

    Can this cake be made without eggs also?

    Reply
  18. Arch

    June 7, 2012 at 6:23 am

    Great idea..perfect for a quick dessert !!

    Reply
  19. Gayathri NG

    June 7, 2012 at 6:23 am

    Extremely awesome cake, tempting frosting n pics…

    Reply
  20. Arch

    June 7, 2012 at 6:12 am

    Great idea ! Looks perfect for a quick dessert

    Reply
  21. Poornima Nair

    June 7, 2012 at 5:44 am

    A cake from scratch, a quick dessert? Sounds perfect and looks awesome. I like the use of brown sugar.

    Reply
  22. RAKS KITCHEN

    June 7, 2012 at 12:30 pm

    Looks yummy, nice recipe. Piece of cake,no sweat 😉

    Reply
  23. Sharmilee! :)

    June 7, 2012 at 11:13 am

    The texture of the frosting makes me crave for it now…yummmy looking. Cake with frosting looks so delicious!!

    Reply
  24. sowmya's creative saga

    June 7, 2012 at 9:18 am

    nice simple recipe..looks yumm

    Reply

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